Butter-disk.



H. M. MOBNGK.

BUTTER DISH.` APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1912.

Patented Got. 15, 1912.

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BUTTER-DISH.

To (nl whom it Amay concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN M. MoENoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State'of Michigan, have invented a certain vnew and useful Improvement in-Butter-Dishes, and declare. u the following to be a full, clear', and exact description of the sainefsuch as will enable l -others skilled in the art to which it pertains io' lto make and use the saine, `reference-being had to the-accompanying drawings, which i* has for its object a paper butter dish' that can be shipped in hat forni and put to# advantage than butter dishes vstaples and without flexibility.

forni apart 0f this specification. This invention relatesto butter dishes and gather, whendesired to be used, without thel use of either" staples, paste, glue, or otherfastenind means.

it has additional advantages in being cheaper'to manufacture and-nests to better requiring In the -drawings:-Figure l, isfan elevation of tlie'butter dish showing one endv lockedfinto position, while the other end is I `which the dish is formed. Fig, 3, is a View of one of the corners showing the clamping "so f 'Fig'. 2giwhichin its general outline somewhat piece iiiA position.` j

The blankv is cut in the form showniii resembles aiiellipttical shape withA projecting clamping pieces,- oiie at each corner.

The center of the blank ,istseoiled off into a rectanglev 13. FromA cach#l corneoflthis rectangle, a pair of. scored linesl 2 and 3 diverge to the edge ofthe blank, the line 3 meeting the edge of the blank at one side of the clamping piece 1, the line 3 meeting the edge of the blank somewhat distant from the side of the clainpingpiece 1. l The larger the angle between the scorings 2 and 3, the more upright will the sides C-C and theends D-D stand. l prefer to make the angle between Qand 3, about thirty degrees. This makes the butterl dish of a convenient shape and affords a rounded connection be` tween the endpieoes D and-the Sides C,

doing away with any corners. A

` i vSpeciifieatioiiof, Letters Patent. Application filed January v25J, 191,2. Serial Nol 672,416.

Patented Oct. 15, ib.

. Nhen the gusset portions E are'folded in,

v the butter dish assiunes the appearance `shown at the right in Fig. l. The clamping piece l is then 'folded inV between the end D aiid`the. gusset E. This firmly holds the sides C in half upright position with the` ends D and affords a rounding connectionthat does away with any corners. It is only with a rounded corner, suoli `as the one shown, that the, clamping piecewill successfully interlock withoutthe use of other fastening `means.

If it is desired to ship the butterdishes inkno'ck-down or flat condition, nothing more is'neces'sary for the user to do, than to fold the gussets at the ends in and fold the clanipingpiece lover andbetlween the gus- :sets andthe ends. inasmuch, as dishes of this character are rarelyever used except once, vthe lock is sufliciently strong and the clamping piece is sufficiently rigid, until it has' been folded over several times, to firmly hold the endsand thel sidestogether. inupright relation. v

. Ifi the dish ispformed into shape by the manufacturer who stamps out the blank, it

vmay ,be very conveniently shipped by reason ofthe facility lwith which it nests, therev Y being no staples to prevent proper nesting and 'there is suiiiciefnt flexibility in the connections 'between the sides and the ends to allow the dishes tonest almost perfectly.

Shoulditbe desired Ito make-the dish somewhat stronger, a dot of paste-may be uised in connection .with the folded inl clamplinge-piecewsfoas to 'stick the clamping piece to the sides and"ends, or to the ends. What I claim is 4 A butter" dish, comprising a blank scored to form the bottom of the dish, two side portions, two end portions and. four triangular gusset portions connecting the end portions and the side portionsv and shaped toy give'the ends and the sides somewhat ofl l an inclination from the vertical to provide the flare .of the dish, anda clamping piece attached to one of the members-fas the end of the side member-and foldable, whenthe end of the side is bent in to pass inside of the gussetibetween the gusset" por- In testimony whereof,` I,l sign this speci-A tion and the adjacent portlOn---as'l the fend.' fication in the presence of two Witnesses'.` Y

portion, when the clamping piece is located l on the side .portion,`to lock the 'side and,

5 end, without anyotlier fastening means, into angular postion'wth reference to the bottom, substantially .as described.

vHERMAN M; .MOENCKL' Witnesses: f

` `START C. BARNES, VIRGINIA C. SPRATT.

Qopes of this patent may be obtained for ve'cents4 each, by ddi'essing the Commissioner of Patents'. e Washington, D; c. 

